Mantra 15
Sukta 5
यस्त्वा कृत्याभिर्यस्त्वा दीक्षाभिर्यज्ञैर्यस्त्वा जिघांसति । प्रत्यक् त्वमिन्द्र तं जहि वज्रेण शतपर्वणा
yás tvā kṛ́tyābhir yás tvā dīkṣā́bhir yajñáir yás tvā jíghāṁsati | prátyak tvám indra táṁ jahí vájreṇa śatá-parvaṇā ||
Whoso with kṛtyā-spells, whoso with consecrations, with sacrifices, whoso seeketh to slay thee—do thou, O Indra, smite him back again with thy hundred-jointed bolt.
Rishi: Kāśyapa (cycle attribution) / Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra (as counter-sorcery enforcer); secondarily Maṇi as protective support
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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